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- aoe2bug, on 10/12/2007, -1/+18@siroro:
Yes, but while its still ALIVE? :p - Siroro, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16We can already transport pizza without water! :P
- JDOG, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16Lord. If only we could do this with pizza....
You all know what's next right?....LANDSHARK! - RexKwando, on 10/12/2007, -4/+18Sounds fishy to me.
- edto, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11Here is the meat of the article:
Transporting fish without water is a two-step process that involves conditioning the fish - starving it for 24 hours, cleaning its stomach and setting a desired temperature - and dipping it in an organic Buhi (which means alive in the Visayan language) blend. Artificially putting a fish in a dormant state slows it metabolism and decreases its breathing rate. Mr. Comandante has tested 12 species of fish with his Buhi Blend, including groupers and tilapia. He has improved the hibernation period to about 22 hours. - spinningobo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13Dude, you eat the fish after the hibernation period.
- Pinoycyberwebs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11Here some more Links
http://www.iplaw.ph/bnu2_ipnews_inventor.asp
http://www.dfa.gov.ph/news/pr/pr2005/jun/pr422.htm
http://www.inq7.net/reg/2004/jun/19/reg_13-1.htm
Thats science! can Mythbuster do this? - ionbattle, on 10/12/2007, -10/+15as a diggist (digg comment enthusiast) I noticed that you posted the same damn comment twice... purposefully....
- Greyhaven7, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8As an aquarist (saltwater aquarium enthusiast) this brings to mind questions of transporting live fish for use in aquariums. Most marine fish are VERY delicate and slight variations in pH, NO3, NO2, temperature, etc... can easily cause a fish to die. I wonder if this invention is at all applicable to the hobby... can the salt (well, it has to be some additive to the salt, not the salt itself) be added to salt water to better ensure that marine fish arrive alive?
The real question I guess is, can a fish go though this "hibernation" and live normally afterward, or is it something that will eventually kill the fish after the nine hour period? - ChileanGoD, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7alt-164 == ñ
Remember that :) - rworne, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Yes, I saw this as well - the parent is not a troll. It was the japanese who used it to deliver fresh live fish to sushi joints.
- nstanosheck, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5ChileanGoD said: "alt-164 == ñ Remember that :)"
Or option+n then n again on a Mac for ñ - Greyhaven7, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7The real question I guess is, can a fish go though this "hibernation" and live normally afterward, or is it something that will eventually kill the fish after the hibernation period?
- Philbert, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Candygram...
- wpholmes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Even if it's possible, is it cost effective? It seems more efficient to buy more fish and have some die rather than "cleaning its stomach and setting a desired temperature - and dipping it in an organic Buhi" for every singe fish.
- Pinoycyberwebs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Just wondering if they can apply this in Human? The article said, There's no side effects in Human. Have they really tested it? Hope mythbuster can do this! hehehe. If they can slowdown the metabolism of the Fish, what is the possibility that they can slowdown the metabolism in human (though at a much smaller length of time)? They can use this in hyper-active people? specially in Active Toddlers? I have a wild idea that this was used for mummification before.
- WaterDragon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4It's too bad they are going to patent this! (see the first link, in the very first comment, above).
It is an invention that can benefit many people throughout the world. Why will a single company be able to own the patent rights, and make a profit off everyone who ever uses the technique, and maintain control over who may and nmay not use it?
The patenting of something like this, and any attempt to enforce a patent ownership...is just fascism of the worst kibnd, now coordinated by the UN-based international patent office. BY whose authority is this limited ideal from the exploitative variety of capitalism going to be imposed on the whole world?
the whole idea of an international patent on a scientific discovery...is sickening and is totally corrypt.
They are going to keep a scientific discovery from the rest of humanbity, or demand payment forever for maing the discovery...or further financing the guy who made the discovery...that is NOT in the spirit of tre science, whose ultimate purpose is to find the truth, not to become profiteering morons!
F*ck the international patent office! HACK the PLANET...or at least , HACK the IPO! lol
- Smily, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4In tomorrow's news: "Inventor dies from intoxication!"
- WaterDragon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Why do fish tanks need to be kept in water?
And have you ever thought of keeping fish, instead? It is so much more fun! - CBTF, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I keep fish tanks for a hobby.. i'd rather buy them knowing they've been kept in water, lol.
- gosix, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Well, if those fish are being transported in my direciton, I'm going to eat them, anyway.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Anchovies.
- Pinoycyberwebs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The fish is just sleeping when they transport them. When they get there you just put them again on the water. It just that nothing happen. They keep the fish calm down to preserve oxygen.
- enigmatics, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Sounds like those super salty drinks they make you chug before a colonoscopy...
- Pinoycyberwebs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Dude Negros Oriental is only one state! Its a one State. "ONE" not two.. They called that really Negros Oriental....
Its a Province of Oriental Negros
http://www.negor.gov.ph/ - pheil, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Sounds like fresh sushi for middle america!!!
- Poppso, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I think there is a big difference in some periods of time with the word bath/bath house. It has not always meant the Crapper/S#@%er or what have you.
- WowPhilippines, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Hahaha your EVIL! hope I can use this on my active kids specially when we travel....
- enigmatics, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Cheers to that!
- CarbonRod, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3I for one welcome our new fish overlords!
- donolsen1155, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This would be an excellent way of providing sushi grade fish to inland areas where it is really hard to find.
- misinformation, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1So you hate practically every person and company that owns a patent in anything other than toys?
- PacoBell, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I agree wholeheartedly. This nmay be tre maing of a kibnd of corrypt humanbity!!!11!1
- bruin8uclap, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0That is mindblowing! I have GOT to go there!
- JungulSouljah, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2wow...Kinda makes ya think of what its like for the fish.
- WaterDragon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1The article is from a little over 2 years ago, and the orginal discovery happened as early as 1987.
So, since we have heard NOTHING of this new discovery, other than this article, given two years since the 'science' was published, it is apparently not effective, or not attractive to the fishing industry, or in some other way, it has not succeeded.
Maybe it just makes the fish taste too salty. :-) But my guess would be that the cost of preparing each fish for hibernation ...probably outweighs any savings over just shipping it with water. - bruce89, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2I'm not saying this is a dupe, I'm saying I saw a story like this before, but using acupuncture.
- bruce89, on 10/12/2007, -6/+6I'm sure I saw this idea before, but it was with needles.
- osubuku, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0Fish are quite delicate, and even when transferring them on optimal conditions many dies on the transfer. You might save on the freight costs, but most of your cargo would be useless. There's an interesting thread about this on http://www.myaquariumclub.com/ going on right now.
Breeding for commercial use is the real answer to aquarium fish high costs (no freight costs, no capturing costs, healthier fish with higher survival rate, etc.) - Gryph1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Though it may take more time, and I'm sure they'll get it down to a fast efficient process. The amount of money spent on shipping will be drastically less. Which will definitely offset the cost tremendously.
- WowPhilippines, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0here's the kind of the fish...
http://aquaculture.edublogs.org/2005/08/02/web-site-waterless-transport-of-live-fish-philippines/ - mhark, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0how about the city of bath, england, which was actually once a giant roman bath
- bruin8uclap, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1The most interesting aspect of this story is the fact that there is actually an organization called the Negros Oriental Business Development Foundation. That is two politically incorrect terms in one organization name! Negros and Orientals? Working together?! Mass hysteria!
- Gryph1, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Regardless, the amount they'll save on shipping will be enormous. I am sure they will pay to license it without blinking. Not that I don't agree with you, patent systems are pretty crappy.
- Query, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2I'm just wondering why there is actually a place called "Los Baños," which in Spanish, means "the bathrooms" (or "the baths," however you want to translate it)
- pdaz, on 10/12/2007, -4/+0just freeze it
- jonathank, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1there's one in california, too. you pass it driving on Interstate 5 between LA and SF.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Banos - nonhuman, on 10/12/2007, -5/+0Damn you, beat me to it!
- StephenChow, on 10/12/2007, -7/+2I had to read threw that "It was a fish, no water! OMFGLOLZORS" 4 times bef0re the article began...
- nonhuman, on 10/12/2007, -5/+0I've always wanted to know that too. There's also a Los Banos in California that I've driven past many times. Wtf?
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